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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''John Hennessy''' (8 September, 1885 – 22 May, 1954) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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==World War II==
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Revision as of 10:07, 20 April 2022

Commander R.N.R. (retired) John Hennessy (8 September, 1885 – 22 May, 1954) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Hennessy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 September, 1912.[1]

Hennessy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 September, 1920.[2]

Hennessy was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 8 September, 1925.[3]

World War II

In 1948, he was living in Kent.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederic Giffard
Captain of H.M.S. Hussar
20 Dec, 1916[4] – after Oct, 1917
Succeeded by
John S. Morrell
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Harebell
15 Nov, 1918[5]
Succeeded by
Lionel G. Preston
Preceded by
Percy R. Tanner
Captain of H.M.S. Medea
3 Dec, 1928[6]
Succeeded by
Samuel H. Cornish

Footnotes

  1. Hennessy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/160. f. 160.
  2. Hennessy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/160. f. 160.
  3. Hennessy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/160. f. 160.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394m. I am inferring he assumed command after Giffard left.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 808.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 254.